Trimble High School (Glouster, Ohio)
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Trimble High School is a public high school
in Glouster, Ohio
. It is the only high school (grades 9-12th) in the Trimble Local School District. The school district serves the residents of Glouster
, Jacksonville
, and Trimble
. The school mascot is a tomcat
and the school colors are red, white, and gray.
. The school adopted the name of the township becoming Trimble High School. The school mascot is a tomcat
and the school colors are red and white. The mascot and color scheme was the idea of football
coach Carl Bachman in 1929. The present high school was built in 1986 in Glouster by State and local funding. It was up-date in 1998. The school has between 310 to 340 students and a staff of around 30. The school is also the home of the district offices.
(OHSAA) and the Tri-Valley Conference
, a 16-member athletic conference
located in southeastern Ohio. The conference is divided into two divisions based on school size. The Ohio Division features the larger schools and the Hocking Division features the smaller schools.
See also Ohio High School Athletic Conferences
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Glouster, Ohio
Glouster, Ohio
Glouster is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,972 at the 2000 census. It is close to Burr Oak State Park.-History:...
. It is the only high school (grades 9-12th) in the Trimble Local School District. The school district serves the residents of Glouster
Glouster, Ohio
Glouster is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,972 at the 2000 census. It is close to Burr Oak State Park.-History:...
, Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Ohio
Jacksonville is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 544 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jacksonville is located at , along Sunday Creek....
, and Trimble
Trimble, Ohio
Trimble is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 466 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Trimble is located at , along Sunday Creek....
. The school mascot is a tomcat
Tomcat
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and the school colors are red, white, and gray.
Brief history
At the start of the 1964-65 school year Glouster High School and Jacksonville-Trimble (known as J-T) High School consolidated. From 1964 until 1973 the school was known as Glouster High School. In 1973 a new school opened just outside of Jacksonville in Trimble TownshipTrimble Township, Athens County, Ohio
Trimble Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,710 people in the township, 1,728 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
. The school adopted the name of the township becoming Trimble High School. The school mascot is a tomcat
Tomcat
Tomcat may refer to:* A male cat, known as a tom or tommiecat* Tomcats , a 2001 comedy film* Apache Tomcat, an open-source Java Servlet Container developed by the Apache Software Foundation* Beretta Tomcat, a small .32 caliber pistol...
and the school colors are red and white. The mascot and color scheme was the idea of football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
coach Carl Bachman in 1929. The present high school was built in 1986 in Glouster by State and local funding. It was up-date in 1998. The school has between 310 to 340 students and a staff of around 30. The school is also the home of the district offices.
Athletics
The Tomcats belong to the Ohio High School Athletic AssociationOhio High School Athletic Association
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
(OHSAA) and the Tri-Valley Conference
Tri-Valley Conference
The Tri-Valley Conference is a 16-member high school athletic conference located in southeastern Ohio. The 15 Ohio high school conference members are affiliated with the Ohio High School Athletic Association and the 1 West Virginia high school in the conference is affiliated with the West...
, a 16-member athletic conference
Athletic conference
An athletic conference is a collection of sports teams, playing competitively against each other at the professional, collegiate, or high school level. In many cases conferences are subdivided into smaller and smaller divisions, with the best teams competing at successively higher levels...
located in southeastern Ohio. The conference is divided into two divisions based on school size. The Ohio Division features the larger schools and the Hocking Division features the smaller schools.
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